I understand you can’t buy a house. You could for example donate to build a building at a college and get your kid into college instead ;) Some donors give wit

I understand you can’t buy a house. You could for example donate to build a building at a college and get your kid into college instead ;) Some donors give with tax benefits in mind and dual intent giving , while some give just to give. In general, you can always ask yourself if a person giving is increasing their net asset value while giving or declining asset value while giving. The mathematics are fairly elementary even when you account for compounding rates